A Day to Be Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving!

An Illustration I made for the TCNJ Cookbook:

                                            © 2012 Maria Madonna Davidoff

Congratulations President Obama!

Barack the Anointed One: Children's Book I Illustrated

Just in time for Kwanza, Christmas and the Holiday Season,

 This  picture book I illustrated is published and available at the Publishers site as well as in Amazon.

 

 Barack the Anointed One ( Book Description from Amazon)

"Barack Obama elected President of the United States fulfills the wishes of people all over the world, who would like to see a new global direction. This book explores the magical nature of his journey from birth to the presidency and will inspire children to seek broader ideals other than for only themselves."

You may see it in My Facebook Artist page as well.

Little Mado & Hurricane Sandy

10/29/2012- Today with Little Mado

Preparing for Hurricane Sandy

Rainy Days are here again

I hope this umbrella is strong enough 

illustrated by Madonna Davidoff 

My Cartoon Strip Little Mado

This is an announcement for the launching of my cartoon strip: 

Little Mado, A Schoolgirl Adventure

OSM Magazine ( an online magazine for awesome global citizens) 

will be featuring Little Mado weekly soon.

I created this comic strip character Little Mado based on my childhood experiences

 in the Philippines during the 60's while attending an all-girls catholic school run by nuns.

Little Mado and her  classmates had to follow strict rules, go to confession, and obey their teachers.

Always restless and hyper, Little Mado's curiosity lands her into lots of trouble.

Her mother often gets called in by the school principal ( also a nun) for Little Mado's bad conduct.

She is always bored with her classes and comes up with creative ways to entertain herself which did not amuse her teachers at all. The only thing she enjoys and love is her Art Class.

Below is the first cartoon strip entitled: I love Art Class

San Francisco Exhibit

I'm participating at an exhibit organized by PapergirlSF

Opening is on Nov 2 at the Incline Gallery, 

Below is my artwork done in San Francisco entitled:

" Night Series #2"

I literally, did the painting at night, during my stay in that city overlooking the 

Coit Tower and the work I'm exhibiting is the middle one below "boxed" in red.

Illustration Friday Theme: Water

This week's Illustration Friday  theme is " Water"

Illustration Friday is a site that challenges participants to post their own illustrations based on a weekly theme.

Below is spread for an Illustration I made for a Picture book entitled Ranji the Baker 

© Maria Madonna Davidoff

I  created this while living in Singapore

The story is set in "old" Selangor, Malaysia.

Halloween in Bali

Balinese Inspired Illustration

by: Madonna Davidoff

Happy Halloween!!

© 2012 Madonna Davidoff

I created this illustration based on a Balinese mythology, inspired by my travels to the island of Bali. I was in Bali last June and I rented a small bungalow which resembles the one in my illustration below. This is an illustration of a Balinese witch who likes to devour children.
In the myth, the Balinese children saved themselves from being eaten by dancing.

Good news!! 

© Maria Madonna Davidoff

My registration was confirmed and I will be attending the The sixth annual KidLitCon  (Saturday Session ) on September 29th, 2012.
It will be held within the main branch of New York Public Library  in
New York City . KidLitCon  is an annual conference of children’s and YA bloggers.

We were given several choice of sessions to attend, rating them from #1 -4.Here are the number 1 choices I made:

For Sessions #1 (11:00-11:45) My first choice was:
Presenter: Sheila Ruth (Wands and Worlds)
Title: Who’s In Charge?
Description: Having a social media presence has become an essential fact of life for many in the Kidlit space. Authors, bloggers, and publishers use social media for marketing, engaging with fans, and communicating with peers. Librarians use it to keep up with industry information & book news, and to communicate with patrons. But managing a professional social media presence can quickly become an overwhelming time suck, leading to burnout. This presentation will help anyone who is using social media for professional reasons to take charge and manage it in an effective way. Participants will learn to create a strategic plan by answering the questions what, where, when, and how, and learn about technology tools that can reduce the amount of time and effort needed for social media management.

Sessions #2 (12:00 – 12:45) My first choice was:
Presenter: Marcia Lerner (The Diamond in the Window)
Title: Inspiring Reader Response
Description: A presentation that aims to give bloggers tools to strengthen conversation with their readers. One of the great things about blogging is that it facilitates immediate response. The rewards of blogging come from a wide variety of readers—librarians, teachers, and parents—who offer their wisdom and expertise on a regular basis. Yet one of the frustrating things about blogging is that sometimes readers don’t respond, and it can end up feeling like you’re writing into a void. The most common recommendations for getting readers to comment are to use giveaways or to end posts with a question. In this talk Ms. Lerner discusses how to create emotional connections with posts and platforms that explicitly value readers’ input.  Attendees of this program will be encouraged to offer their own responses beforehand on what has and has not worked for their sites.

Sessions #3 (3:30 – 4:15)My first choice was: 
Presenter: Melanie Hope Greenberg (Mermaid on Parade)
Title: THUMBS UP! PLUMP UP YOUR PLATFORM and MAXIMIZE YOUR MARKETING
Description: This workshop addresses the necessity of creatives to fine tune their marketing skills on all fronts: analog, digital and social networking. Become your own best publicity director (even if you already have one). Learn the points of access to reach out and let the world know about your published book. Online marketing will be covered with a special focus on Social Network Etiquette.

Madonna Davidoff at the New York Public Library

I was one of the speaker at this event at the New York Public Library on 5th ave & 42nd St.

Children's Literary Salon:A Conversation with The Children's Book Illustrators Group

The New York public Library Magazine below , Issue May-August 2012 below: